NURS 1200 - Professional Role of the Nurse I

1.0 Credits

Students learn the role of the professional nurse as a member of the health team and consider historical, cultural, professional, and contemporary components that impact the nursing profession. The course work includes emphasis on critical thinking and the nursing process, legal and ethical influences on the profession, fundamentals of communication and the teaching-learning process, and health care delivery systems.

Prerequisites: (5) Acceptance into the Practical Nursing program; CHEM 1010; ENGL 1010; MATH 1310; and PSYC 1120

Lecture Hours: 1.0
Lab Hours: 0.0
Internship Hours: 0.0
Clinical or Practicum Hours: 0.0

Course Objectives
1. Explain legal, ethical, and historical influences of contemporary nursing practice. [EOP SLO # 2 and # 5]
2. Utilize the nursing process as a tool to identify and meet client needs.[EOP SLO #3]
3. Identify variables influencing health status, beliefs, and practices.[ EOP SLO #1]
4. Describe therapeutic communication in the nursing process.[EOP SLO #3 and #6]
5. Identify the impact of health care delivery systems on client care. [ EOP SLO #4 and #5]
6. Discuss guidelines for effective patient teaching.[ EOP SLO #1, 2, and 5]

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